Apparatus for collecting, folding, and wrapping papers.



W. A. TOMPKINS. APPARATUS FOR GOLLEGTING, FOLDING, AND WRAPPING PAPERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.9,1907.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING, FOLDING, AND WRAPPING PAPERS.

W. A. TOMPKINS.

APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING, FOLDING, AND WRAPPING PAPERS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 9, 1907. 909,71 2. Patented Jan.'12. 1909.

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Al/omvy W. A. TOMPKINS. APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING, FOLDING, AND WRAPPING PAPERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1907.

Patented Jan. 12. 1909.

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"Flor/1(1) UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

WEBSTER A. TOMPKINS, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING, FOLDING, AND WRAPPING- PAPERS.

Application filed. March 9, 1907. Serial No. 361,508.

- the art to which it appertains to make and use same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in apparatus for the mechanical collection of newspapers and the folding and wrapping of the same, and comprises means whereby the papers may be collected and after beingwrapped, deposited in rapid succession and fed. to apparatus whereby the addresses may be printed upon the wrappers.

My invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my collecting, folding and wrapping machine. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view vertically through the machine. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the apparatus. Fig. 4. is a horizontal sectional view, parts being shown in top plan; Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 55 of Fig. 3 through the portion of the apparatus by which the papers are raised to positions where they are fed between rollers where the papers are folded, parts of the apparatus, such as rollers, not being illustrated. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the folding shields between which the papers are fed to be folded, corresponding ends of said shields being separated a short distance to better illustrate the shape of the shields. Fig. 8 is a perspective view shoW- ing the parts of the folding shields reversely arranged and separated. Figs. 9, 9 .9, 9, 9 and 9 are cross sectional views through the folding shields at different positions, showing the peculiar curvatures of the shields at certain locations for the purpose of par-.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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tially folding the papers with the wrapper strips applied thereto. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a shield through which the papers with wrappers applied thereto are fed to receive the final folds of the papers and wrapper strip. Fig. 11 is a view of the delivery end of the shield shown in'Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing the peculiar shape .of the shield illustrated in Fig. 10. Fig. 13 is a view of the receiving end of the shield or folding apparatus shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 14 is a side elevation of a portion of the apparatus, portions being shown in section, a portion of the rolls only being illustratedin end elevation. Fig. 15

is a detail sectional view showing the manner of turning the wrapper at an angle. Fig. 16 is a side elevation of the apparatus, showing parts in section and illustrating the manner of gathering the papers from two piles, said View also showing the wrapping paper which is fed into the foldingapparatus with the papers and the cutting and pasting means. Fig. 17 is a detail View showing the manner of pasting the flap of the wrapper.

Reference now being had to the'details of the drawings by letter, A designates the frame of mycollecting, folding and wrapping apparatus having, in the present instance, two rectangular outlined boxes or receptacles A and A with their front faces open for the reception of piles of papers which are placed upon the removable shelves A which are held upon the springpressed bracket arms A which are carried by the rods A said brackets being guided in longitudinal slots A formed in the hollow casings A One of said bracket arms A is held at its farthest outer throw by means of a spring A. The'upp'er ends of said rods A are fastened to the ends of a yoke A by means of nuts (1 engaging threaded portions of said rod and bearing against the opposite ends of bosses A formed at the ends of said yoke. The central portion of said yoke has a tubular shell A for the reception of a bushing A which is fixed therein, and A designates an open-ended pipe or tubing which is fastened at its lower end within an opening in the cross-piece A of the top of the frame. Mounted on a bracket. arm A carried by said tubular cas ing A is a grooved sheave A over which a rope or cable A passes, afterward passing through the pipe A underneath a second grooved sheave A", thence winding about a drum or reel B which is loosely ournaled upon one of the vertically dis osed feeding shafts B, there bein four said feeding shafts illustrated in the drawings, two adjacent to the o enin into said box and along its side wal s an the other two feeding shafts positioned at the rear end of the box,

' ,as shown clearl in section in Fig. 6 of the by a'roller D mounted upon an arm'D of a drawings. Eac of said shelves A, one of which is seen in top plan view in Fig. 6 of the drawin ,has a projection a upon its rear end, w ich projection has the grooves a formed therein for the reception of the feeding shafts B, which shafts have screwthreads (1 rtions of their len th. The forward or rent edge of said. she f A has lateral rojections a which are recessed at a fort e reception of the forward feeding shafts B and also for the reception of the vertically-dis osed shells A in which the rods A of t e bracket armsA are ositioned. The forward edge of each shel has a projection 0 and a series of perforations a extends the entire length of said projection and of the shelf, as shown clearly in Fig 6 of the drawings. Said perforations a are provided for the reception of the teeth a u on the circumference of a spur wheel C which is fixed to a drivin shaft C journaled in suitable bearings along the side of tlie-frame of the a paratus, these spurs or teeth 0 of said whee C being designed to enga e said perforations as the shelves are raise to the top of the box in a manner which will be presently described. The up per end of one of said feed shafts B is fixed to a bushing B" which rotates in suitable bearings in the upper ortion of the frame and against the lower an ed end of which bushing said drum or reel is adapted to be thrown in contact by means of a coiled spring D bearing between the reel B and a secon reel D having its circumference, which groove is engaged lever D which is journaled in suitable bearings upon the frame of the apparatus, said lever having a handle D whereby the lever ma be actuated for the purpose of raising sai reelD in order to increase the tension of the spring to cause the reel B to be forced against the fiangeat the lower end of the bushing B with sufficient pressure to cause the drum or reel B to rotate with the bushing for the purpose of raisin or lowerin the yoke A and theliftin r s A fasten thereto which support, y means of the brackets A, shelves upon which the papers are placed.- I

A variable motion is'imparted to the mechanism for raisin the a rs comprising a friction ulley whic 1S splined to the operating s aft C, shown in section in Fig.

5 of the drawings, and supported in bracket it wil a cam groove about" arms E fastened to the frame of the machine.

E designates a shell which is'mountedvertically in an a 'erture in the frame and forms a hearing or a shaft E which has fixed at its lower end'a disk E which is adapted to contact with the friction wheel E at different locations radially upon the un-' nections R with a s rocket wheel E fixed to the upper end of t e shaft B.

Referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings illus: tratin a top plan view of the mechanism, Fbe seen that there are a lurality of said sprocket wheels E two 0 which are positioned near the front side of the machine and two near the rear and fixed to the tops of-the feeding shafts, an idler E being provided the two rear sprocket wheels,

and said sprocket chain R passes about the several sprocket wheels E 'as shown, whereby the' feed screw shafts ma rotate inunison. It willalso be noted in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, of the drawings that ther are two of said boxes shown as side by side which are .of identical construction and operative mechanism, whereby papers of one section may be fed into the conveyer ,rolls 0', 0 ,0, 0, etc., so timed thatthey will arrive at the entrance of the folder exactly coincident with the other sections of the same paper being fed out of the other boxes, thereby effecting the mechanical collecting of newspawrs. a

hen it is desired to raise the papers in order that they may be fed automatically,

the reel D is actuated by means of the camtion the shelf will be in readiness to be raised as the shaft rotates further. When the late with its load of pa ers engages the eed screws, the cam lever is released by thefloperator, when the elevator mechan ism as hereinbefore mentioned, drops down by gravity, so that the spring pressed bracket arms A engage a second plate with its load of papers raisin the papers into intimate contact with the Slate above. As the'uppen,

most pa er of the pile comes in contact with rollers shown clearly in the top plan view,

Fig. 4 of the drawings, which are fixed'to ashaft F journaled 1D suitable bearings in the opposite walls of theirame, the spur F upon each roller Fwill engage'the uppermost folded paper and feed the same be tween the series of rollers F and F, which -is fixed to a shaft G which is also journaled in the same frame with the shaft 9 .and is positioned .with its central portion intermediate the two rollers G. A roller G is fixed to a shaft G which is mounted upon the frame carrying the shafts g and G. Another feed roller Gr which is somewhat shorter than the rollers G and (3 is mounted upon a shaft G, and Gr is still another roller which is shorter than any of the other rollers and is fixed to a shaft Gr which, with the shaft G", is journaled'in the same framework which carries the shafts g, G etc.

Positioned underneath the rollers G is a series of rollers H fixed to a shaft H journaled in bearings in the frame of the apparatus, and H H and H designate other rollefs, each of which is mounted upon a shaft H journaled in the frame of the machine, the roller H -being positioned underneath the roller G the roller H underneath the roller G and the roller H 'underneath the roller G and roller H underneath roller G It will be noted that the diameters of the rollers G and G are the same, while those of the rollers G, G and Gr are of increasing diameters, for the reason that the side walls of the folding shields J are rising in height toward the tapering end of the shields, the shafts carrying the upper feed rolls G, G and G must ass over the top of the shields at sufficient height to allow them to be operated, therefore the diameters of the rolls must be increased.

It will be observed that the difleren'tconveyer rollers, which convey the sections from the two piles to the point where the papers are folded, are of the same diameter, but that the rollers G, Gr and G are of increasing diameter to allow the papers which are rolling up on the'edge of the shield to pass under the shafts, G G" and G upon which the rollers of increasing diameter are mounted, the latter being geared back so that the surface speed is the same as the other rollers. As the standard size of the conveyer rollers, which are of uniform diameter, is preferably four inches, so that the feed will be 12-3 inches per revolution of the conveyer roller, which is slightly in excess of the ordina common size of a newspaper in half fold as it comes from the press and the sections are fed into the folder so that, at each revolution.

lower portions 0 of the rollers, the apers progress substantially the width 0 the latter plus the distance they are spaced apart. If a section is fed from the pile at the left of the drawing in Fig. 16 at the first revolution of the feed roller above the same and if the distance from the rollers F and F to the rollers G and G were just the width of the one-half folded paper, then. the first section from the pile to the left would be carried to rollers G. and G at the beginning of revolution No.

2 in precisely the same manner the second sections would arrive at the rollers above the same.

It will be noted that the ends of the shafts to which the various feeding rollers are mounted have geared connections, whereby the rollers may rotate inunison.

Referring to Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings will be seen two lower shields I and an upper shield J. Said lower shields I are adapted to be fastened to the top of the frame in any suitable manner, asby means of bolts, and

positioned upon a table J having openings through whlch the upper portions of the rollers H, H H and H turn. The top shield J is provided with similar apertures J J 3 and J 4 which register withsaid openings in the table J, the openings in the shield J being rovided for allowin the f the feedrollers G (g Gr and G to turn as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, whereby papers being folded may be fed forward between the shields. Said top shield which is made preferably of sheet .or other suitable metal is comparatively narrow at its bottom at one end and flaring toward the top at its narrow end while the,

vertical height at the tapering end of the shield should be about one-quarter the width of the papers to be folded.- The flaring or wide end of the u per shield is as wide as the papers to be fol ed and the back corners of said shield are curved upward slightly as seen at J 5 in order to allow the papers to enter between the shields without interference. The side walls at the widest end of the shield J are turned up from the bottom, as shown in Fig. 7" of the drawings, the curve of the angle being asection of a cone, lying with its truncated end at the tapering end the sections from 9' to 9, inclusive, in the I drawings. From the location upon which the section 9" is taken toward the flaring end tact with the lower fee V the advancing of the shield, the side walls thereof flatten out, as illustrated clearly by said sectional views, 9 and 9. i The highest portions of the opposite edges of the up r shield are straight and incline toward t e tapering end thereof and each marginal edge 18 slightly rounded, as shown by the sectional views of the drawings. Said shield J is supported from the top roll case K by means of the brackets K, shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, so thatit is fixed and rigid in its position.- When the rolls are ad usted in their proper positions, theupper series is in conrolls as described, the top shield is positioned preferably about a uarter of an inch above said table to which the side shields are fixed so that the lower edges of the opposite sides of the two shields curve from under the to shield and are curved correspondingly an positioned at aaual distances from the to or inside shiel leaving a'slig'ht space, re erably oneei hth of an inch, between t e two sets of shields. It will be understood therefore that if a paper were fed between the two sets of shields, it would necessarily assume all of the successlve curvatures'shown by thevarious sections from 9 to 9', inclusive. Referring to the side shields I, it will be seen that they rise gradually as compared with the angles of convergence so that the forward corners of the advancing papers very soon project over the edge of the side shield. ThlS projectin corner is received by the overlapping curv ends of the guide shields L, as seen at L. Said top guide shields are so constructed and supported by the adjustable brackets L fixed to the casing so that it. forms a continuation of the opening between the side and top shieldsoverlapping the outside walls of the top shield, forcing the pa rs down inside.

mportance is attached to the novel shape and arrangement of the feature of the sets of shields as in the first place the lower corners of the top shields are sections of a cone which are very much lar er at the back and areslightly flattened own at the point where the papers first enter between the shields so that the front edge and corner of apers are received by tions of the shie ds of small curvature, w ich curvature is constantly increasing as it goes forward, and the whole diameter or width of the folder shields which grow narrower byconvergence as well as by the diminishing circumference of the curved corners J, is compensated for in part b the rising longitudinal sides of the'top ield, the balance of the loss in width being made up by thepapers runnin up and over the to'p ed of the shield J? lapping down inside so t at at the point upon which the section 9 1s taken, the distance around through the opening between the shields is the same as at the V elusive, in which fi thereceiving end 0 said discharging shield shaft M having bearin runnin shield, then bv the provision of the overlappin guide shields, the papers are turned gra uall down over the rismg wallsof the side shie ds, giving the papers their second fold by a continuation of the progressive V rolling motion imparted to the paper, and

revision of the two sets of oppo-" b the sltely disposed rollers, as shown and described, the circumferences'of which rollers are preferably milled, the papers are fed forward at predetermined speeds to accomlish the folding of the paper'into four olds in the shape of two inverted letters U with their outside legs turned down and connected parallel to each other. After the papers thus partially foldedissue from the tapering ends of the shields, they are assed through the discharging shield Q, etails of which are shown in Fi 10 to 13, in-

res, Fig. 13 illustrates which is made of a roll of metal with the edges overlapping and spaced apart while the discharging end is illustrated 1n Fig. 11. The pa rs, w ich are info'lded in wrappers bymec anism which will be presently described, pass through therdischarging shield in readiness to have the wrapping paper pasted preparatory to the addresing of the wrapper, which addressing mechanism forms the subject matter of a co-pending application and which is not shown in detai in the present case.

Mounted upon a reel 'M is a wrapping paper M, said reel being journaled upon a carried by the frame of t e apparatus. The wrapping strip1 M passes over a roller M, running len I wise of the frame, thence over a diagonall disposed roller M, and forwar passes' underneath the roller where it advances in a general line of. travel with and in contact .with the papers to be wra ped on the under side of said papers and s 1 htly to the right of the center, so that as t e apers and wrappers.

are together carried orward through the folder, the vright edge of the wrapper is folded over into the second fold on the right hand side of the papers The left hand edge of the wrapgler comes sl ghtly more than half way up t e side of the second left hand fold as they pass into the first creaser and friction feed roll roller 0' which is journaledonr a vertical spindle and in bracket arms is rovided with flanges O. Said roller paper rapidly forward and with the wrap-' is riven by geared connection with a shaft W which also has geared connection with the shaft W which in turn is eared to a pinion wheelVfixed to the sha t which actuates, through the gear wheels V, the under rollers of the folding mechanism. second creaser and friction feed roller 0 shown. in Fig. 4 of the drawings has a vertical spindle O journaled in suitable bear ings, and the circumference of said rollers O and 0 receive the partially folded paper as it passes from the rollers G and H and said rollers O and 0 feed the partially folded paper with the wrapper about the folds, against the creaser shoe Q.

Q, desi nat-es a shield, a detail view of which is illustrated in Fig. 10 of the drawings, and through which the paper with the wrapper partially wound about the same, receives its final fold. The now to fold of the paper including the right han edge of the wrapper is pressed down by said shield Q while the left edge of the wrapper is carried up over and deposited upon the top of the right edge, completing. the wrapping, at the same time completing the third fold.

After the folded papers with the wrappers thereon make exit from .the shield Q, they pass between the rollers one of which carries a knife g and the other is recessed to receive the knife, whereby the wrappers may be severed. Paste for fastening the wrapper is fed from the receptacle y through the pipe Y which has, in the position adjacent to the end of the discharge shield through which the paper and wrapper are fed and at the end of the pipe through which the paste is conveyed, a sponge or any other placed in order 1 porous material preferably to wipe against the edge to e sealed as the folded aper with wrapper advances through the shiefid.

From the foregoing it will be noted that l he papers, wrapped and pasted, are coming in a continuous stream through the folder, the papers being spaced apart a slight distatince while the wrapper is in a continuous s rip.

In operation it will be observed that piles of papers are placed upon the shelves A and said shelves raised through the medium of the hoisting apparatus until the edges of said shelves are engaged by the feeding screw shafts B, after which the the uppermost paper of the pile comes in contact with the rollers F, the aper is fed by the spurs F" into the bite etween the rollers F and F and fed upwardly and forwardly between the rollers of the foldin mechanism, at which oint the paper is acte upon by the eculiar y curved walls of the sets of shields, the oppositely disposed rollers underneath the casing K feeding the l l l l l l ile of v papers is fed gradually upward ant when per which is fed with the apers as the enter the space between the s ields.

As the papers, partially folded, leave the foldin shield, they pass between the rollers 0 and 0* thence, together with the wrapping paper, throu 'h the shield Q where they receive their dual fold with the wrap-I ping paper, after which the wrapping paper is severed and the folded paper with its wrapper pasted delivered from the apparatus.

As the papers of a pile, being fed through the folding mechanism approach the feeding ofi' roll F, the shelf comes in contact with the wheel C, and the spurs c thereon engagingthe-"perforations a" in the shelf, will cause the shelf to be rapidly thrown from the boxing, making way for a succeeding pile ofpapers which is fed upward through the folding mechanism.

By the provision of the two boxes and the arrangement of rollers as shown and described, it will be noted that while one box is being replenished with papers, when a paper consisting of one section was being handled, or two sections that have been collected on the press, the other box maybe feeding the papers through to the folding pa rt of the mechanism through the medium of the identical set of feedin rollers illustrated at the left hand end of Fig. 2 of the drawings.

From the foregoing it will be noted that by the provision of my improved agparatus, means is afforded for rapidly, e ectually and automatically collectmg the papers, folding wrapping and pasting the same, without the intervention of any manual labor.

Vhat I claim is 1. An apparatus for mechanically collecting, folding and wrapping newspapers; comprising a frame, a plurality of identical feed oxes, shelves upon which piles of papers to be collected, folded and wrapped are placed, vertically disposed threaded feed shafts, means for raising said shelves in contact with the threads of said shafts, folding shields, and means for feeding papers singly from said piles between said folding shields,

together wlth a wrapping strip, as set forth.

2. An apparatus for mechanically collecting, folding andwvrappiug'newspapers cemrising a frame, a plurality of identical feed )oxes, shelves upon which piles of papers to be collected, folded and wrap ed are placed,

vertically-disposed threade feed shafts,

means for raising said shelves in contact V 3. An apparatus for mechanically collecting, folding and wrapping news apers, comprising a frame, a plurality of i enticalfeed oxes, shelves u on which piles of papers to be collected, fol ed and wrapped are placed, vertically-disposed threaded feed shafts, a vertically movable yoke, connections between the same and said shelves, means for raising said yoke, folding shields, and mechanism for feedin the papers singly from the top of said piles tween said folding shields, together with a wrapping strip, as set forth.

4. An apparatus for mechanically'collecting, folding and wrapping newspapers, comrising a. frame, a plurality of identical feed oxes, shelves upon which piles of papers to be collected, folded and wra ped are placed, vertically-disposed threade feed shafts, a vertically-movable yoke, rods secured to said yoke, bracket arms fastened to said rods and upon which said shelves are ada ted to rest, means for raising said yoke, fol ing shields, and means for feeding the papers singly from said piles between said shields, toget er with a wrapper, as set forth. 5; An apparatus for mechanically collect- 1ng, folding and wrapping newspaper s, comrismg a frame, a plurality of identical feed oxes, shelves upon which piles of papers to be collected, folded and wra ped are placed, vertically-disposed threade' feed shafts, a vertically-movable yoke, rods secured to said yoke, bracket arms fastenedto said rods and upon which said shelves are adapted to rest, vertically-disposed guide members adapted -to uide said bracket arms, means for raising sa1 'yoke, folding shields, and means for feeding pa rs singly, together with a wrap per, from t 'eshelves between said shields, as set forth. 6. An apparatus for mechanically collecting, folding'and wrapping newspapers, comrlsing a frame, a plurality of identical feed oxes, shelves u onwhich piles of papers to be collected, fol ed and wrapped are placed,

- vertically-disposed threaded feed shafts, a

vertically-movable yoke, rods secured to said yoke, bracket arms fastened to said rods and upon which said shelves are adapted to rest,

guide members in which said rods have longitudinal movements and adapted to guide said bracket arms, means for raising said yoke,

folding shields, and mechanism for feeding papers, together with wrappers, from said shelves between said folding shields, as set forth. 7. An apparatus for mechanically collectmg, foldmg and wrapping new apers, com

prising a frame, a plurality of 'i entical feed oxes, shelves 'u on which piles of papers to be collected, folded and wra ped are placed, vertically-disposed threade feed shafts, a

vertically-movable yoke, rods secured to said yoke, spring-pressed bracket arms fastened rotated in unison, a vertica to said rods and upon which said shelves are adapted to rest, guide members in which said rods have longitudinal movement, said guide members having longitudinal slots throu h which said bracket arms ro'ject, means or raising and lowering t e yokef-folding shields and means for feeding the from said shelves between said f0 ding shields, together with a wrapper, as set.

forth.

8. An apparatus for mechanically collect ing, folding and wrapping news apers, comprising a. frame, a plurality of i entical feed boxes. shelves u on which piles of papers to be collected, fol ed and wra ped are placed,

shelves between and through said shields,

together with a wra ping strip, as set forth.

9. An apparatus or mechanically collectaper ing, folding and wrapping news apers, com-- prising a frame, a plurality of l( entical feed oxes, shelves u on which piles of papers to be collected, fol ed and wrapped are placed, series of verticall -disposed rotatable shafts having threads a out their circumferences,

means for rotating said shafts in unison, a

yoke, rods secured to said yoke, bracket arms secured to said rods, a shelf mounted upon said bracket arms, a windin reel loosely journaled upon one of said feed shafts, a cable windin about said reel, pulleys about ,which said ca 1e passes, the latter being-fastened to said yoke, means for rotating said winding reel' whereby said shelf ma be raised so that its ed es will contact wit the threads of said Feeding shafts, folding shields, and means for feedinga paper from said shelves between the feeding rolls, together with a wrapping stri as set forth.

10. An apparatus fonmec ianically collecting, folding and wrapping news apers, comrlslng a frame, a pluralit of 1 critical feed oxes, shelves u-pon whici iles of papers to be collected, folded and? placed, vertically-disposed threaded feed between said shafts wlierlebg the same may be wrapped are shafts, sprocket wheel and chain connections 1'20 ly-movable' yoke,

rods fastened to said yoke, bracket arms carried by said rods, a shelf mounted upon said bracket arms, a V loosely mounted winding reel journaled upon one of saidfeed shafts,

a bushing rotating with the shaft carrying said reel, a cable secured to said yoke, sheaves over which said cable passes, said cable adapted to wind about said reel, a longitudinally-movable springactuated grooved sleeve, and means for actuating the same whereby said winding reel may be thrown into frictional contact with saidbushing, a folding shield, and means for feeding papers together with a wrapping paper from said shelves to and between the shields, as set forth.

11. An apparatus for mechanically collecting, folding and wrapping newspapers, comprising a frame, a plurality of identical feed boxes, shelves upon which piles of papers to be collected, folded and wrapped are placed, vertically-disposed threaded feed shafts, sprocket wheel and chain connections between said shafts-whereby the same may be rotated in unison, a Vertically-movable yoke, rods fastened to said yoke, bracket arms carried by said rods, a shelf mounted upon said bracket arms, a loosely mounted winding reel journaled upon one of said feed shafts, abushing rotating with the shaft carrying said reel, a cable secured-to said yoke, sheaves over which said cable passes, said cable adapted to wind about said reel, a longitudinally-movable springactuated grooved sleeve, a cam lever, a roller carriedthereby and enga ing the groove of said sleeve whereby the latter may be raised upon its shaft to throw the winding reel against said bushing, folding shields, and means for feeding a paper from said shelves together with a wrapper, between said shields, as set forth. a

12. An apparatus for mechanically collecting, folding and wrapping newspapers, comprising a frame, a plurality of identical fee-d boxes, series of vertically-rotatable threaded feed shafts, a yoke, rods fastened thereto, bracket arms carried by said rods, shelves supported upon said bracket arms and upon which papers are placed, sprocket wheel and chain connections intermediate said feed shafts, a rotatable disk, a drive Shaft, a friction wheel 'splined thereto and adapted to contact with said friction disk,

gear connections between said disk and feed shafts, and means for raising said yoke, as

set forth.

13. An a paratus for mechanically collecting, fol ing and wrapping newspapers, comprising a frame, a plurality of identical feed boxes, series of vertically-disposed rotatable threaded shafts, means for rotati the same in unlson, a yoke, means for raising the same, rods secured to said yoke, bracket arms carried by said rods, shelves supported by said bracket arms and provided with a series of perforations, a. s ur wheel, means for rotating the same, t e spurs of said wheel designed to engage the perforations of said shelf for moving the same horizontally as papers carried by the shelf are fed collecting, folding therefrom, folding shields, and means for feeding the papers from said shelf to and between said shields, together with a wrapper, as set forth.

14. An a paratus for mechanically collecting, fol intg and wrapping newspapers, comprising a rame, a plurality of identical feed boxes, shelves upon which piles of papers to be collected, folded and wrapped are placed, two sets of shields which are spaced apart, means for feeding papers to said shields together with a wrapper, an upper,

and a lower series of feeding rollers, saidupper series of rollers turning in openings in one of said shields and coiiperating'with the lower set of rollers to feed papers be tween said sets of shields, thereby giving the papers a progressive fold, as set forth.

' 15. An a paratus for mechanically collecting, folding and wrapping newspapers, comprising a frame, a plurality of identical feed boxes, shelves upon which piles of papers to be collected, folded and wrapped are placed. shields which are spaced apart, means for feeding papers to said shields together with a wrapper, an upper and a lower series of feeding rollers, said upper series of rollers having different diameters, and gear connections between said rollers, the lower portions of the latter extending through openings in one of said shields, as set forth.

16. A' progressive rotary paper folding apparatus comprising a framework, converging folding shields spaced apart, one of said shields having openings, a series of feed rollers turning in said openings, a second set of feed rollers underneath "the shields and cotiperating with said feed rollers which turn in the openings of the shields, a casin over said shields, a support secured to sai casing and connected to one of said shields, said rollers adapted to cooperate to feed ate the shields, as set forth.

17. In a newspaper collecting, folding and wrapping ap aratus, comprising a converging folding s ield havin o enings therein the longitudinal edges 0 said shield turn into rolls, a second folding shield spaced apart from the rolls of said converging shield and curved upwardly conforming in shape to said converging shield, top guide shields which are downwardly curved and extend over the adjacent edges of, the side and converging shields, two sets of feed 'rolls, the upper set of which turn in the openings of said converging shield and cooperate with an under set of rollers to feed papers through the spaces between said shields whereby the papers are folded, as

set forth.

18. In combination in an apparatus for and wrappin newspapers, a converging folding shlel having tudina y, curved, top guide shie o nin s therein, the opposite longitudinal edges 5f said shield being turned into rolls, with the upper portions of said rolls 'ta er in toward the convergi end of the shield, si e folding shields whic are curved correspondin to the rolls of said converging shields an spaced a art therefrom, the upper ed es of said 'si 0 rolls tapering longil s positioned over the ad'acent edges-of said converging shield an side shields and spaced apart therefrom, two sets of feed rollers,

- the upper of said sets adapted to turn in the openings of said "converging shield and an under set cooperating therewith whereby the papers and wrappers may be fed between said shields and folded to conform to the curvature of the spaces intermediate the shields, as set forth.

19. In a paper collecting, folding and wrapping apparatus, a converging shield havln openlngs therein, the fl'arin end of said s ield having-slightl curve projections, the opposite longitu inal sides of said shield turned into rolls, the curvature of which is constantly increasin toward the tapering end thereof, side siiields spaced apart from the convergingshield and curved to conform to'the curvature of the side walls of said converging shield and spaced apart therefrom, top curved guide shields su ported over and spaced apart from the'a acent edges of said converging. and side shields, two sets of feed rollers, the upper of said sets turning in spaces in said eonverging shield and cooperating with an under set, whereby papers with wrap rs may be fed between sai shields and olded to conform to the shape of the space intermediate the shields, as set forth.

20. In combination in an apparatus for collecting, folding and wrapping newspapers, a framework, a conver ing" foldin shield having apertures former? therein and supported upon said framework, 9. series of rollers carried b said framework and adapted 'to turn in the openings of said shield, the opposite sides of said shield turned into rolls, the marginal edges of which taper longitudinally, side shields which are curved to conform to the curvature of the side walls of said converging shield and spaced apart therefrom, top aide shields which are curvedand supporte .overthe adiacent edges of said converging shield and side shields, a second set of rollers intermediate said side shields and ada ted to. cooperate with the rollers carriedy said framework for feedi apers and wrap- :tshintermediate the f il ing shields, as set 0 21. In combinatign in an apparatus for collecting, folding and wrapping papers, a

converging folding shield havin o emngs there n, supports rising from. saigi ield, a

casing adjustably mounted upon said supports, a framework earned by sa d casing, rollers Journaled in said framework and 'ada ted to turn in said 0 enings in .the

shie d, a set of side folding s iields conforming to the curvatures offthe sides of said converging shield and spaced apart therefrom, to )7 guide shieldscurving over the upper edges of said converging and side shields, a second set of rollers cooperating with the first set and adapted to feed papers and wrappers between said shields, as set forth. 7

22. In combination in a collecting, wra )ing and foldin machine, folding shiel s iiaving truncated conical. shaped folding edges with their apexes forward, and their bottom lines in a lane coincident with the )lane 'of a traveling sheet and meansfor ceding pa )ers and wrappers between the samewhcre y the papers are partiall folded with the wrappers, a discharge shiel rollers in advance 0 said shield for feeding the papers partially wrapped through said discharge shield for completing the folding of the papers, as set forth.

In a collecti folding and wrapping 7 machine, a series 0 foldin shields having truncated conical-shaped fo din edges wit their apexes forward and their ottom lines in a plane coincident with the plane of the i'trave ing sheet, two series of feeding rolls,

a coiled discharge shield centrally in alinement with said shields, and means for'feeding partially wrapped papers through said dischar e shield whereby the final folds are given t e papers and wrapper, as set forth. 24. In a collectin folding and wrapping machine, a series 0 folding shields havin truncated conical-shaped f0 dingmedges wit their apexes forward and their in a plane coincident with the plane of the trave ing sheet, two series ofrolls, a, coiled dischar e shield centrallyin alinement with said shlelds, fractional feed .rollers for receiving partially wrapped papers and carrying thesame from the folding shields to and throu rhthe discharge shield, as set forth.

25.111 an apparatus for collecting folding and wra )pmg papers, folding shields, means for feeding pa ers between said shields, a discharge shie d made of a sheet of metal folded conical-shaped with spaces ttom lines j intermediate the overlapping; edges, and' means for feeding thepartiall wrai ped papers through said discharge shield, w ere- 26. In an a paratus for cdllectin'g, wra and fol mg apers, a folding shie d r y the final flap of the wrapper may be turned about the paper, as set-forth.

the other and adapted to turn the flap of a wrapper over the paper, friction rollers adapted to feed the paper through said discharge shield, and mechanism for pasting the wrapper, as set forth.

27. In an apparatus for collecting, wra ping and folding apers, a folding shie d and means for fee ing papers to be folded together with a wrapping strip, a discharge shield formed of a sheet of metal turned into conical shape with one edge overla ping the other and adapted to turn the ap of a wrapper over the paper, friction rollers adapted to feed the paper through said discharge shield, mechamsm .for pasting the wrapper, and rollers between which the folded and wrapped paper is fed, as set forth.

28. In an apparatus for collecting, wrapping and folding apers, a folding shield and means for fee ing papers to be folded together with a wrapping strip, a discharge shield formed of a sheet of metal turned 'into conical shape with one edge overlapping the other and adapted to turn the flap of a wrapper over the paper, friction rollers adapted to feed the paper through said discharge shield, mechamsm for pasting the wrapper, rollers between which thefolded and wrapped paper is fed, and means for severing t e wrapper, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 1 signature in the'presence of two witnesses.

WEBSTER A. TOMPKINS. Witnesses:

H. DENLINGER, J. W. Manama. 

